Cigar machine feeding channel



Sept. 6, 1932.

CIGAR MACHINE FEEDING CHANNEL Filed Aug. 21. 1931 rra,

ZQ" 29 mim /JZ Z7 39 ATTORNEY- SIGURD oLAU Patented Sept. 6, 1932 unirse:sMIEsPAIENT ferrea V'creara 'naiesrrrn-5 riainijINerY CHANNEL l Applica'fim-xr filed-1 August '-1 21,

Thisy invention relates to -improvementsincigar; machines, and umore particularly to thel tobacco `feeding clianneliofethe same, itsvgmain object being; to providetmeans for preventing :f

im the tobacco leavesV on the conveyor. trom-:turn

ing back and doubling over when enteringthe filler` forming mechanism;` With-,this and other; objects not specifically mentioned inl view, the invention.` consists infcertainv conf structions Land combinations hereinafter; fully,

15,1 leaves orzthe llerofa cigar bunch are placed -1 la inv down in thetforvvard direction-v` an Y e Y by: an operator linto: 4a` feeding channel: ,come posed of a moving: endless horizontal: belt*- and two moving-:endless vertical beltsithe channel so formed carryingzthezinserted .to-V bacco ilayer /to the filler forming. mechanism", Whiclry comprises. compacting; outting;4 andf measuring devicesadapted toform fillerszoff1 uniform size vand density. When lthe-advaneing tobacco "layer, in the vfeedi; channel-enters v under: the rcompacting; device, which; is l.stationary in relation. to f the-,moving tobaccoi mass, any upstanding leaves- :in ithe layertendi: to be'e-aughtiby-- the; forvvarded'geiof thegcompactor and turned back :upon thealayer,- thus f. forming'hard spots in l the;V same? which?. W-ill impair the homogeneity of therin-ishedzcigar:` bunch. L i

The means employed in: the :presentzfinvens v tion: to* prevent this occurrence` comprisesf= stationary vledges `projecting-'inte :tliefitobaecowA channel along both lsides ofthe channel which?.v are -formed by thervertical sidebelts; Ythereby holding dovvnr thel edges i of the leaves: anda preventing them from curlingiup; these ledges leading the leaves unders aatravelling. inclinedf belt dipping into the channe-llimmediately in-.ront of the compactorgthe said inclinedi beltrunning faster; than the' feed :belts and i in the same direction as the-'latten thereby-f upstanding tobacco leaves andleadingithem'l head-:onf into the f compactorf. The; inclined-v belt is provided with lead-inplatesffonl guidf` ing any leaves which may overhang-:the ledges under the belt, and with a: stripper for pre-r 1931.v Serial No.f558',552.

venting the straightened leavesAV from 1 bein-0j liftedout of the channel by the belt.l

When broad illerlea-ves reaching across the` entire Width ofA the feed channel are fused',-.y the retaining ledges, a-re sufficient tokeep,4

the' leavesflat in the channely andthen the inf:-

olinedbe'lt-may preferably be omitted.

- In the accompanying'drawing Whiohfiojrms-`V apart ofthis specification andin-Whieli like characters of reference indicate1-the sameor like. parts:l

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n carrying the invention into elfeotf'the-rev is provided av plurality offV travelling lfeed belts arranged to forma .tobacco kfeedingchan;4 f nel,Y stationary ledges projecting into .1 said?, channell along the sid'esfgthereoiV for' llioldingf down the edgesofitobacco leaves vinthecharia nel; a' compactor adapted -to compressv the tobacco, in:` the channelyan inclined.' travelling: belt adapted to lay down anytobaccoy leaves snNgioF nRooKLYN,NEWl YORK, AssmNon To INTERNATIONAL Glenn; j MAoI-IINERY'CQMPANE; ,A eeRPoRA'rroN or 4NEW Jnnsrn i est upstanding fromfthentobaceo` between: the.. (p

ledges Y and y the: comp actor, .plates overlying.44 said ledgeseandadapted ato guide lthe :tobaceow` leavesvvhichsmayoverhangzsaidfledgessunderr the inclined belt, l and a-r stripper: having one? end engaging said inclinedebeltn I'Iiztherbest* forms of construction contemplated; thevfree end of the stripper and the forward 'end of: the 'compacter are forked and the =prongs off the eompaotori extend between theprongs` ofthe stripperto -cause'the top `leaves offthe tobacco in the ehannelvto be vproperly.guided; under the compactor. In thepreferredformV of construction the ledges aretsupportedrom castings-Which are; carried by ata'blerunder lying :the channel andwhich serve to-support'f the sides ofthe channel.-` 'll-lie inclined belt` preferably, runsy faster` than the'feedibelts-y and inthe same=direction to"layvdovvnany` tobacco leaves upstanding from the-tobacco in the channel; i The yvariousmeansandparts; may bevvidelyg'varied in construction Within the scope of the claims for the particular device selected to illustrate the invention is but one of many possible concrete embodiments of the same. The invention, therefore, is not to be restricted tothe specific construction shown and'described.` l

` Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the improved tobacco feeding channel consists of an endless horizontal belt driven at arsuitable speed 10 ovena'sup'port table 11 onto which it is guided by a pulley 12 mounted on ya shaft 13,A

and of two endless vertical belts 14 running at the same speed over flanged pulleys 15 which run in opposite directions and guideV l 15 their inside loops onto the horizontal belt 10.

Thepulleys 15 turn on shafts-16 supported by a bracket 17 attached to the frame of the tobacco feed. The insideloops of the belts 14, which form the moving side wallsk of the vtobacco feed channel, are'supported byfcastings 18 which fit into the spaces between-the loops of each of the belts 14 and are fastened to table 11.

To the top of each of the castings 18 is fas- 25 tened, by means -of screws 19, a guard 2O which projects over and along the outerloop of belt 14. To prevent the edges of the'tobacco leaves T from turning up in the feedv channel, the guards 20 are extended inwardly 3Q! and downwardly to form ledges 21 projecting into the tobacco channel near each wall and presenting flat horizontal surfaces which hold down the opposite'edges of any broad tobacco leaves which may be inserted into the feed channel. 1 Y Y The edges and points of any narrow leaves which may not be held down by the ledges 21 are guided by lead-in plates 22, which are adj ustably attached to the guides`20 by screws of 23, against an inclined` endless belt 24 running over pulleys l25 and 26, on shaft 27 and stud V28 respectively, and driven at high speed bya belt 29 running over pulley 30 on shaft Y 27. Stud 28 is stationarily supported by a '4*5-4 plate 31 attached at its upper end to frame 32 of themachine, while shaft 27 is adjustably mounted in arms 33 pivoted on stud 28 and held at the proper angle by a bolt 34 adjusta- .6oby the belt. The lforward end of this stripper is cut into individual prongs between and outside of which pass the prongs 43 of vthe compacter k44 so that the Vtop leaves of the tobacco layer T in the feeding channel are guided head-on under the c ompactor, from which the compacted tobacco layer is cary ried to devices, not shown, for measuring and cutting the tobacco into filler for the cigar bunches which are formed in the cigar machine.

" What is claimed is: Y

1. The combination withV a plurality of travelling belts arranged to form a tobacco yfeeding channel, of stationary ledges projecting` into said channeljalong theside's thereof for holding down the edges of tobacco leaves in said'channel, a compacter adapted to compress the tobacco in saidl channel, an inclined travelling belt adapted to lay down any tobacco leaves upstanding from the tobacco between' said ledgesand compactor7 plates overlying' said' ledges and'adapted-to guide the tobacco leaves which may overhang said ledges under-'said inclined belt, and a stripper having one endengaging said inclined'belt. .v 2. The combination with a 'plurality of travelling belts arranged to form atobacco feeding channel, of stationary ledgesprojecting linto said channel alongthe Ysides thereof for holding down the edges of tobacco leaves in said channel," a compact-or adapted to compress the tobacco iny saidV channel, an inclined travelling belt adapted to lay down any tobacco leaves upstanding.

from thetobacco between said ledges and compacto; platesoverlying said ledges and adaptedto guide the tobacco le'avesvwhichk may overhang said ledgesxunder saidV in! clinedlbelt, and a stripper having one end engaging said inclined belt, thel free end Vof said stripper and the forward end oflsaid compactor beingv forked and the prongs ofthe compactor extending between the prongs of theI stripper so that the top leaves ofthe tobacco in said channel are properlyv guided under said compacton 3. The combination with a plurality of. travelling belts arranged V.to form a ytobacco feeding channel, of .stationary ledges projecting into said channel along the sides thereof for holding down the edges of to-y bacco leavesin said channel, ak compactor adapted to compress the tobacco in said channel, an inclined travelling beltadapted to lay down any tobacco leaves upstandingfrom the tobacco between said ledges and compas-tor, and plates overlying saidA ledges and adapted to guide the tobacco leaves which may over-` hang the said ledgesunderisaid inclined belt.

4. The combination with a plurality of' traveling feed belts arranged to form a to-` bacco feeding channel, of an inclined. endless beltrunning faster than said feed-belts and in the same direction arranged to lay down the tobacco leaves upstanding .fromi the to-k bacco in said channel, and means forsupporting and driving said belt.

' 5. The combination with a plurality of belts arranged to form a tobacco-feeding chan- SIGURD CLAUSEN. 

